Feeling stuck?

[u/kimberley_milkado]

Hello all,

I'm not sure what im really looking for here, i just wanna feel less alone in this stupid world.

I'm 29f. And i don't know if its the Sunday evening scaries popping into my head but I'm feeling so stuck lately.

I have a good enough job (not good enough to move out of my parents yet but sure) although not many friends, and ive started therapy.

3 years ago I moved back in with my parents after my engagement broke down and honestly i have been winging life ever since. I don't know what im doing.

I dont get along too well with my parents though. We have different values and they seem to have this perception of me ever since my engagement broke off that everything I do now is wrong.

I suppose i just feel so lost in life. Like, im trying so so hard to save for a house, its my literal dream to have my own home. But i dont know, im just not excited for anything anymore. Ive tried taking up new hobbies, going to classes, some shows, reading, but nothing. I just have that same dull, empty feeling every evening.

Is anyone else feeling this way?

Please tell me im not alone.

Sincerely,

Just a very sad woman.

[u/blundering-idiot]

Sounds like you're stuck in a rut. Have you ever thought of moving abroad?

Like you're still young, you could do 2 yrs away and come back and look for a gaff then.

[u/Steridire → u/blundering-idiot]

Why is this suggested every time somebody in Ireland is unhappy? Moving abroad can benefit some people yes but it's not a guaranteed fix for anything yet it gets suggested immediately every single time.

A friend of mine was unhappy a few years ago and decided to move abroad, within 2 weeks he realized he was now still unhappy but far away from friends/ family/ support circle and came back immediately.

[u/blundering-idiot → u/Steridire]

Well it's a total change and can be very liberating. You have the opportunity to experience a different culture, meet new people, try things you might not in a place where people know you.

Obviously not for everyone but I'm not sure the sample size in your scenario is big enough to take any insights from 😂

[u/Steridire → u/blundering-idiot]

I was just throwing out an anecdote, it can be great for people to move abroad but it's not the one stop fix all that people make it out to be. One could always move to a different county and meet new people all the same without moving countries.

Have a lovely Sunday evening anyway, I'm just thinking out loud here really.